Obs - Wiktionary

See also: Obs, OBs, OBS, and obs.

English

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Alternative forms

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• obs. (especially in the sense "obsolete")

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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obs

1. (linguistics) Abbreviation of obsolete.

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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obs

1. Clipping of observed.

Noun

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obs (uncountable)

1. (law enforcement, slang) Police observation. Synonym: obbo
   • 2017, Jimmy Donnelly, Jimmy The Weed: Inside the Quality Street Gang:But I now knew I was under obs by the Gardai as well as by GMP.
   • 2018, Paige Elizabeth Turner, Clock Face of Ills:Had you under obs for three weeks.
2. An observation hut.

Noun

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obs pl (plural only)

1. (medicine) Observation(s) (blood pressure, temperature, etc).

Etymology 3

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Noun

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obs

1. plural of ob

See also

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• obs and gynae (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

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• BOs, OSB, bos, B.O.s, SBO, sob, BSO, Bos., SOB, BOS

Danish

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Verb

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obs

1. abbreviation of observér (“nota bene”)

Adjective

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obs

1. (predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, careful at være obs på detto pay attention to it

Proper noun

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obs

1. acronym of Oplysninger til Borgerne om Samfundet

German

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɔps/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: obs

Etymology 1

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ob +‎ es

Contraction

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obs

1. (chiefly colloquial or dated) alternative spelling of ob's
   • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Fundevogel”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1‎[1], 5th edition, page 298:Es war einmal ein Förster, der gieng in den Wald auf die Jagd, und wie er in den Wald kam, hörte er schreien, als obs ein kleines Kind wäre, und gieng dem Schreien nach, da sah er endlich einen hohen Baum, und oben darauf saß ein kleines Kind.There once was a forester, who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered the forest, he heard cries, as if it were a small child, and went after the cries, then at last he saw a tall tree, and upon it sat a small child.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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obs

1. singular imperative of obsen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of obsen

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Clipping of observant.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɔps/, /ʊps/

Adjective

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obs (singular and plural obs)

1. (predicative, chiefly with på) attentive, aware, careful å vera obs på detto be aware of it

References

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• “obs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

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• bos, obs.

Swedish

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Verb

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obs

1. abbreviation of observera (“nota bene”)

Anagrams

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• bos

Volapük

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Pronoun

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obs

1. we (first-person plural, nominative) (nominative plural of ob)